Planning permission finally approved — but after waiting 2 months, you realise you’d like to make a few changes. The drawings are now slightly different from what was approved.Do you need to apply again? Not necessarily. It depends on what changes you want to make. If the changes are minor and non-material, they may be dealt with through aNon-Material Amendment (NMA), rather than submitting a brand-new planning application. What is an NMA? A Non-Material Amendment is used to

When homeowners start planning an extension, many people will advise: “Don’t start during the rainy season, do it in summer — it will be much faster.”But the UK is nothing like Hong Kong — it rains all year round. If builders had to stop every time it rained and wait for everything to dry completely, most UK extensions would never be finished. That’s why many HK families doing their first extension in the UK often worry:“Does work stop when it rains?”“Will wet timber rot?”“Ca

Late last year, the owner asked us to help process the reuse application to turn the original takeaway shop into a Hong Kong-style bakery...

Have you ever thought that if there was one more space in the garden, you could chill alone, play video games, watch dramas, meditate,...